Bouncing mad for the Oylmpics

Us Brits like to have a laugh and some call us a bit mad. Well that maybe so. So this year with the Olympics in London were taking that to a new extreme. Stonehenge is a site that many visit and stand and look at. So imagine that in bouncy castle form and there you have Brits bouncing mad for Christmas. I mean who doesn't like a bouncy castle.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17777997 Wishing you lots of Tasty English Delights There's always room for one more.

Were not rude... were just British.

We British people may come across as if we are blunt and maybe even rude. Simon Cowell been one of these people.It's not that we mean to. I think often it is in our blood, we often state the truth in a not so wrapped up sugar coated way. We have fought many wars and our true to our British flag. We often put our foot in our mouths, many times. It does not give us a free ticket to be blunt or rude it's not an excuse to swear it's a time to reflect that British people often if you can ignore our bluntness can win a battle can fight a good fight and can see victories when others might not of.
I have been told that I am blunt not like southerners who are often very sweet, hmm I have seen good and bad southerners. That been said I have also been told that I am loyal to the things that I am devoted too.
So if you are visiting England don't carry a chip on your shoulder because we might have said a few words wrong. Look at the good and consider better to be truthful than sugar coat something that might hurt someone in the end.
Wishing you lots of tasty English delights
There's always room for one more.

UK's One Direction has one direction- up.

One direction is a boy band formed in the United Kingdom.
This band consists of five boys with the names of Zayn Malik being 19, Liam Payne being 19,Harry Styles being 18, Niall Horan being 19, and Louis Tomlinson being 21.
There fame begins with UK's X Factor.
They first auditioned separated for the X Factor UK. The five of them were then put together into a group. This put them under the mentor of Simon Cowell, or as the five boys call him "Uncle Simon." During the UK's X Factor of 2010, they came in third place but made more than the winner with a two million pound contract with Syco Records.
This boy band is now all the rage with their first album being released in November 2011 in the UK. Because of all their popularity, they were placed on the UK Album Chart as No. 2, and in UK Single Charts as No. 1 with the song "What Makes You Beautiful."
Here in America, boy bands seem to come and go. One can only wonder how long One Direction will last or if they are indeed the next "Beetles." Under the watchful and protective eye of Simon Cowell, I am sure this band will go far with their perky, charming, and musical talent.
Their videos portray them as normal young men having fun which makes them more relatable to the average teen and many others.
One Direction's direction is surly up. All the best.
Emily

He is Risen.

Thank you Jesus.

The story of the Hot Cross Buns

Today, you might have the opportunity to enjoy a hot cross bun. If you do, remember what it is representing. The white cross in the middle of the bun stands for the cross where Jesus was crucified on Good Friday. The bun's round figure symbolizes the rock which was rolled away from the tomb on Easter Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead and was alive. In 1733, the use of the word hot cross buns was first documented, but it could have been about much earlier to the point of pre-dating Christianity.

Here is the ingredients needed to make Hot Cross Buns:

3/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon instant powdered milk
1/4 cup white sugar
3/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 egg white
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
3/4 cup dried currants
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons milk

For more information on the directions of making the traditional hot cross buns, please go to this link:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hot-cross-buns-i/

This is a yummy way to remember what Christ did for us.

Wishing you lots of Tasty English Delights.
"There's always room for one more."

Your Heritage.

I never listened much to my mum nor my dad talk about history as a child. I lived quite a distance from any relatives and so what was the need. The older I have got the more I realize that history matters. So every time I get the chance I ask my mum lots about her family. My mother is a wealth of inspiration it was as I was living my own history book and my own heritage was coming alive. Yesterday it got me wow one day someone will look me up and see me and say she was the one who moved to America. Then I felt so proud of all my relatives who had served for my country. I could not believe the wealth of information that I so ignored when I was younger and that I cherish now.
I really encourage you to take the time to look up your family tree. Ask. take notes. make word documents about your history. Your apart of it and that tree is what makes you, you today.
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/home/lo/index?version=a
This site is a wealth of information I found it very helpful. Parishes often have there own records. But the best information is often from our living relatives.
Take the time to leave a little history behind.
Wishing you lots of Tasty English Delights
There's always room for one more.